Jamulus Meet & Greet

The Grove

Meet up, discussion, Q&A about live-time internet jamming We set up a Jamulus Central Server for the festival. It is a private space for the festival with servers running in NYC and Montreal with several "rooms" available for playing. Each room can support 12 players. We wanted something similar to the Altamont Fairground with jam […]

Zoom Door Opens

The Barn

Welcome and Introductions

Old-Time Jam in the Key of C

The Grove

with Tim Rowell, Don Borchelt, John Reddick and John Maguire This jam started in 2015 after John Reddick and Don Borchelt started meeting once a week to expand and practice their C-tune repertoire. They both appreciated this unique musical mix which included rags, breakdowns, songs and waltzes. And they needed to solve the riddle of […]

Old-Time Jam in the Key of D

The Barn

with Paul Kirk, Stephen Rapp and Sean Fen Join Paul Kirk (fiddle), Stephen Rapp (banjo), and Sean Fen (guitar) from the comfort of your own home for a fun cross G and D tune jam at their remote "Black Creek campsite." They'll provide the tunes, whiskey, peanut butter cups, and more. Don't miss it!

Intermediate Old-Time Fiddle

The Barn

Janie Rothfield with Janie Rothfield This class is for people who can already play at a medium tempo at a jam and are looking to “jumpstart” their playing to the next level.  Janie will show you techniques and strategies for adding more intricate bowing rhythms and patterns and speed to your playing.  She will teach […]

Back Up Guitar

The Barn

with Allan Carr Advanced Back Up Guitar/Alternative Chords and Bass Runs-For people who are able to play in a variety of keys in a jam at a medium speed, and who are looking to “up the ante” with their chord and bass run choices in old time music.  This class will go deep into how […]

Excellent International Jamming

The Grove

with Su and Jules UK based Su Mo & Jules Bushell and some of their regular session guests will be joining Terri in an interview and discussion about running a session that has reached an international scale during the Covid-19 pandemic. A strong community has been developed from the wonders of technology using special techniques […]

Songs

The Barn

with Alan Kaufman and Jerry Dallal Jerry and I are going to present an hour of oldtime music to reflect the weekly jams that I have led in the Boston area for close to 20 years. There will be plenty of traditional  tunes and songs with harmonies. The instrumentation will be guitar, mandolin and fiddle. […]